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Secretarial Studies

Diploma Program

The Diploma Program in Secretarial at the Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) is one of the study programs in office management and secretarial that offers vocational education with a focus on secretarial practical knowledge.

This study program has four employment concentrations: junior secretaries, personal assistants, office administration staff, and banking staff. Through lecture activities emphasizing practicum, graduates of the Diploma Program in Secretarial are expected to have the necessary skills to work in an actual office environment as competent, ethical, and globally-minded secretarial intermediate experts.

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History

1975

The Diploma Program of the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Sumatera Utara, was initially named Education of Company Administration Experts USU, abbreviated as PAAP-USU (Pendidikan Ahli Administrasi Perusahaan USU). PAAP-USU was established based on the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 042/U/1975 dated March 13, 1975, which is a follow-up to the Phasing Out of Medan State AAN. Organizationally, PAAP-USU is directly under the USU Rector but is grafted on the USU Faculty of Economics with the following organizational structure: Advisor: USU Rector Director: Dean of the Faculty of Economics USU or appointed by the Dean Secretary: Appointed by the Dean Administration Section: Appointed by the Dean.

1976

The first students of PAAP-USU came from students of the State Administration of Commerce in Medan (Akademik Administrasi Niaga Negara Medan) who had not completed their studies until the time of phasing out, plus new students admitted in the 1975/1976 academic year. In connection with the reforms implemented in higher education with the Decree of the Directorate General of Higher Education No. 23/Dikti/Kep/1987; No.25/DIKTI/KEP/1987; No.26/DIKTI/KEP/1987 and the USU Rector's Decree on the management of PAAP-USU since the handover, the name PAAP-USU changed to the Diploma III Program of the Faculty of Economics of USU.

2022

The Diploma Program in Secretarial was separated from the USU Faculty of Economics and Business on August 19, 2022, and joined the USU Faculty of Vocational Studies. The Faculty of Vocational Studies combines 14 Diploma III level programs in science and social sciences and implements a learning system of 70% practice and 30% theory.

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Vision & Mission

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Goals & Targets